[development] hook_depend()

[Khalid B]

On 5/27/06, Robert Wohleb <rob at techsanctuary.com> wrote:
> The 4.7 install system does not contain this. I'll have to check CVS.

Not the 4.7  one. The one under development.

Here is a (dated?) document about the goals and design:

http://drupal.org/node/22472

> Even then, I still think this would make more sense as a module hook. It
> would be nice to at least see module versions on the admin/modules page.
> Such a system could also allow for a new module to notify admins of
> module updates ;)

That  has value, but better  coordinate  with Adrian to  avoid duplication
of  effort/code.

> Versioning will really be important for the API modules that don't have
> their own interface. It would be nice to be able to release a new API
> under the same module name.

Agree. I am not debating the value of this. I am trying to avoid having
efforts wasted, or having two ways of doing the same thing.

> Khalid B wrote:
> > I think the install system that is under development does have
> > dependancy checking as part of it.
> >
> > On 5/27/06, Robert Wohleb <rob at techsanctuary.com> wrote:
> >> If this was to be implemented, it should be taken further to include
> >> versioning. As more modules are interconnected, this will become more of
> >> an issue.
> >>
> >> ~Rob
> >>
> >> Doq Doques wrote:
> >> > Hi. What about implementing hook_depend(). I mean module that depends
> >> > on some module (e.g. taxonomy) must define
> >> >
> >> > function modulename_depend() {
> >> >  return array('taxonomy');
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > Then if user has no taxonomy module turned on - he/she will be asked
> >> > to do so or not. If not - he/she will be told that modulename can't be
> >> > installed.
> >> >
> >> > Also when user disables taxonomy module then he/she will be told that
> >> > modulename depends on taxonomy module and so modulename will be also
> >> > turned off.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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